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Moscow-bound astronauts

THE TWO remaining contenders to become Britain’s first astronaut flew
to the USSR this week to begin 18 months of training at the Gagarin Centre
in Star City near Moscow. The final choice of astronaut will be made at
the end of the training period. The finalists are Helen Sharman, a research
technologist at Mars Confectionary, and Timothy Mace, a major in the Army
Air Corps. The winner will join two cosmonauts on the Mir spacecraft for
eight days. Private sponsors will finance the flight, details of which are
expected to be announced in the near future.